National Restaurant Assn

Founded in 1919, the National Restaurant Association is the leading business association for the restaurant industry, representing 52,000 member companies that own more than 254,000 restaurants. That large a membership makes the association a powerful force in the nation's capital.

The association lobbies on virtually every issue affecting the restaurant industry: It supports an increase in the business meal tax deduction (the association's Web site says "business meals make business deals") and opposes giving restaurant owners the burden of enforcing tip reporting laws. The association is also active in general business-related issues: It was part of the business-backed Health Benefits Coalition that opposed the Patients' Bill of Rights; it supports class action reform as a way to reduce what it calls frivolous lawsuits; and it opposes increases in the minimum wage.

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NOTE:Figures on this page include contributions and spending by affiliates of this organization.

Campaign finance totals for the current election cycle were released by the FEC on March 09, 2015 and by the IRS on May 12, 2015, lobbying data was released by the Senate Office of Public Records on April 20, 2015, outside spending data was released by the FEC on August 2, 2015, and PFD data was released by the House, Senate, and US Office of Government Ethics starting in June 2011.

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